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Wednesday, October 27, 2004

The GOP campaign strategy - steal the election.... 

A secret document obtained from inside Bush campaign headquarters in Florida suggests a plan - possibly in violation of US law - to disrupt voting in the state's African-American voting districts, a BBC Newsnight investigation reveals. (Full story "New Florida vote scandal feared" from BBC News)

With Election Day almost upon us, it's not clear whether President Bush is running a campaign or plotting a coup d'etat. By all accounts, Republicans are spending these last precious days devoting nearly as much energy to suppressing the Democratic vote as they are to mobilizing their own. (Full story "The GOP's Shameful Vote Strategy" from The Washington Post)

Eight days before Election Day, a federal judge ruled Monday that Florida's touch-screen voting machines do not have to produce a paper record for use in case a recount becomes necessary. (Full story "Judge Dismisses Touch-Screen Voting Suit" from The Miami Herald)

While 1115.org collects a whole bunch of links about the GOP's underhanded election grab.

"I think we now see the GOP strategy: SUPPRESS THE MINORITY VOTE AT ALL COSTS!" (The Daily Kos)

Wake up, people. It's going down f'real, f'real.

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